Innovation is the foundation of U.S. security and prosperity. Much of that innovation results from federally-funded research at AAU universities. AAU has pushed Congress to increase funding for science, including in the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. AAU is working with Congress to ensure that funding goals in CHIPS and Science are met. This will prepare the American scientific workforce for the jobs of the future. It will also support our scientific infrastructure, such as labs and equipment. These investments will be needed to ensure our nation's leadership in areas like quantum and AI.
One pager for advocacy focused on AAU's "Fund American Science" campaign.
The Coalition for National Science Funding, of which AAU is a member, sent letters to congressional science appropriators requesting at least $11.9 billion in funding for the National Science Foundation in FY25
The Energy Sciences Coalition (ESC) urges Congress to appropriate $9.5 billion in FY 2025 for DOE Office of Science.
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The Energy Sciences Coalition, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter urging House and Senate leaders of the appropriations subcommittees on energy and water to appropriate at least $8.1 billion for the DOE Office of Science in FY23.
Agency Budgets | Letters | FY23 | Federal Budget | Innovation and Competitiveness | Department of Energy
AAU, Organizations Urge Support for DOE Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation in FY24 Budget
AAU joined other businesses and organizations in sending a letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and OMB Director Shalanda Young urging them to include $31.5 million in the DOE's FY24 budget to launch and fund the DOE Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation.
AAU wrote a letter to Congress urging them to finish FY23 appropriations process this fall.
Agency Budgets | Letters | Student Aid | Federal Budget | Science & Security | Innovation and Competitiveness
Summary of relevant research security provisions in the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act.
Fact Sheets | Science & Security | National Institutes of Health | National Science Foundation | Department of Defense | Innovation and Competitiveness | Department of Energy
TFAI letter to the members of PCAST thanking them for addressing the implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act and providing a recommendation for their report
